good budget system

[jyve56]

Looking to build buget system. is the epox EP-8Kmm3I with the km400 chipset a decent mother board? just need the pc for internet and casual work. any sugestions on processor, memory, and motherboard?

 

[jyve56]

also looking for onboard video and sound and going to be using windows 98

 

[twofruitz]

Mobo - ASUS A7N8X-X (really cheap and fast)
Ram - 256 MB Generic
CPU - AMD Xp2500
HDD - 40 segate

= about $400AU or $250US

also if you need a case i recommend the Thermaltake XASER3 V2000A with thermaltake 480watt Gold PurePower Model W0011, if you got a bit of money left over

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2.4C @ 3.0G
Asus P4C800
Corsair 2x512 3200
Sapphire 9600pro @ 500/700
80G Seagate S-ATA150

 

[allanon1965]

how much you wanting to spend?

Fat, Drunk, and Stupid is no way to go through life Son.

 

[jyve56]

so the km400 chipset wont be good enough for what i need?
Do boards that support dual channel support single also?Does the epox 8RDA3+ have an IGP?
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by jyve56 on 11/09/03 03:39 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Spitfire_x86]

nForce2 IGP is way better than KM400 IGP

Epox 8RDA3+ doesn't have IGP. Epox 8RGA+ have.

You can get MSI K7N2G-ILSR (if you need all nForce2 features) or MSI K7N2G-L (if you want to save money)

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[jyve56]

I m thinking the msi k7n2g-l is what im looking for. thank for the info.